Larry Bird vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Larry Bird

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)